John Maples
Jackson,LA
Summary
Dedicated and skilled professional with experience at CPKC and Kansas City Southern Railway, excelling in bridge and track maintenance. With a strong commitment to safety. Proven ability to lead teams and ensure compliance with FRA standards, enhancing operational efficiency and safety.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Bridge Tender
CPKC
03.2023 - Current
- Daily inspection of the bridge structure and moveable parts. Greasing and replacing bolts as needed.
- Keeping up with marine traffic to insure safe and ontime bridge openings.
- Training new tenders on to safe procedures of operating the bridge and maintenance.
Track Supervisor
CPKC
02.2020 - 03.2023
- Daily FRA inspection of mainline and yard tracks.
- Entering defects found and reporting them to the manger for repairs to be made.
- Working with section gangs to make sure jobs are done safely and in a timely matter.
- Attending safety meetings addressing in safety concerns that train crews have.
- Doing safety audits on gangs and contractors to insure everyone is being safe and addressing any unsafe acts.
Welder Helper
Kansas City Southern Railway
04.2019 - 02.2020
- Daily tool and truck inspection.
- Assisted repairing frogs and switch points.
- Assisted making thermite welds.
- Kept truck loaded with all tools and welding supplies.
Bridge Foreman
Kansas City Southern Railway
01.2016 - 04.2019
- Provided track protection and job briefings for gangs and contractors doing repairs on bridges.
- Inspected all repairs after being made to insure they were done correctly and were FRA standards.
- Assisted in bridge inspections finding defects and documenting them for repairs to be made.
- Keeping up with inventory of bridge material and ordering to insure we have what is needed to get the job done and ontime.
Welder Foreman
Kansas City Southern Railway
06.2006 - 01.2016
- Daily tool and truck inspection.
- Provided track protection and job briefings to insure the job was being done safe.
- Weld frogs and switch points.
- Thermite welded existing joints in track and newly installed joints.
- Kept all records of thermite welds made.
Track Laborer
Kansas City Southern Railway
12.2004 - 01.2016
- Worked on section gang replacing ties, rails, switch points, frogs and stock rails.
- Cleaned and oiled switches as needed.
- Kept gang truck clean and stocked with supplies needed to do the job safe.
Education
High School Diploma -
St. Amant High School
St. Amant LASkills
- Team Leader
- Reliability
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent communication
Timeline
Bridge Tender
CPKC
03.2023 - Current
Track Supervisor
CPKC
02.2020 - 03.2023
Welder Helper
Kansas City Southern Railway
04.2019 - 02.2020
Bridge Foreman
Kansas City Southern Railway
01.2016 - 04.2019
Welder Foreman
Kansas City Southern Railway
06.2006 - 01.2016
Track Laborer
Kansas City Southern Railway
12.2004 - 01.2016
High School Diploma -
St. Amant High School
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